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Success Story

Evergreen Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine5 ProvidersPortland, OR

Key Results

2.5 hrs
Time Saved Daily
$198K
Revenue Increase
71%
Documentation Time Reduction
29%
Patient Satisfaction Increase
120 to 0
Open Note Backlog
98.7%
Same Day Closure

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The Challenge

Evergreen Internal Medicine's five providers had a combined chart closure backlog averaging 120 open notes at any given time. Complex internal medicine patients with multiple chronic conditions required detailed documentation, and providers were spending weekends catching up. The practice had received compliance warnings about delayed documentation, and two providers were actively looking to transition to non-clinical roles due to administrative burden.

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The Solution

CareMetric AI's chronic care management module and AI documentation assistant transformed the practice's workflow. The system intelligently pulled forward relevant history, active problem lists, and medication changes into new encounter notes. Smart phrase shortcuts and specialty-specific snippet libraries let providers generate comprehensive notes in a fraction of the time. The AI quality checker flagged incomplete documentation before note signing, ensuring compliance standards were met on the first pass.

We went from 120 open charts to zero backlog in two weeks. Every provider now closes notes the same day. I stopped thinking about leaving medicine -- the AI removed the part of the job I hated.

Dr. Lisa Nakamura
Senior Internist
Evergreen Internal Medicine

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